Energy Storage

Building upon 80 years as a top electrochemistry university, Case Western Reserve University and its faculty are applying their expertise to energy storage. The Journal of the Electrochemical Society identified Case Western Reserve as one of its top organizations, with several faculty ranking among its most cited experts. In 2016, Ohio’s Federal Research Network (OFRN) awarded CWRU $1.65 million to lead research in energy storage for defense and aerospace technological needs, establishing the university as a campus-based Center of Excellence. Today, 18 faculty members spanning 11 departments, including six Electrochemical Society fellows, are researching batteries, capacitors, electrochemical devices, electrodeposition, fuel cells, materials, and sensors—all in pursuit of cost-efficient, high-capacity, geographically independent solutions to energy storage.

Millions in funding awarded by the DOD, DOE, NSF, industry and the State of Ohio

Breakthrough Electrolytes for Energy Storage (BEES)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Case Western Reserve University $10.75 million over four years to establish a research center to explore "Breakthrough Electrolytes for Energy Storage (BEES)- with the intent of identifying new battery chemistries with the potential to provide large, long-lasting energy storage solutions for buildings or the power grid.